Loose-leaf holder



.ldetonted Doc. '19, 1922.

Unirse sterne earner onine JOSHUA W. BRADY, 0F ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

LOOSE-LEAF HOLDER.

Application led May 29, 1922. Serial No. 564,324.

Be it known that l, JOSHUA W. BRADY, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Pani, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loose-Leaf Holders,ott which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to loose `leaf holders et the kind adapted to besupported either' on a desk or table or by one oi? the operators handsand firmly yet detachably holds one or more sheets to be written on, andthe object is to improve such a device by new parts and 'features aswill now be described.

ln the accompanying,` drawing:

'Fig'. l is a perspective view o-i my iinproved lea'i holder partlyopened and with some loose leaves placed on it.

Fig. 9 is an edge view of the device further opened than in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the device in folded or closed position.

Fig. 4L- is a section on line i-l in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top or plan view of the head end of the device with allcanvas and lever omitted showing how the springs, when more than one isused, may be arranged and connected to a metal strip.

Fig. (i is an edge view ot the upper side ol Fie'. 5 loo-king in thedirection of arrow A. in Figs. and 2, with the lever restored.

'Fig'. 'l' is an enlarged face. view of the comhined card holder andlever by which the clasp of the device is opened during the insertion ofthe loose leaves.

Fig. 8 is an end view of Fig. 7.

Referring' to the drfftwing` by reference numerals, 10 designates theusual flat, stiil:1 body npon which the leaves l1, to be written on, arepinned. ln the cur-ved head end l2 oli said body are imbedded one ormore lea'i springs 13, bent to about triangular 'form (sec dotted .lines1.3 in Figs. 2 and 3) or they may be of any flesh-ed curvature so thateach oi them forms a lmvcr clsspingr nrln ol' jaw 1-1l and an upperclasping;` arm 1.5. The latter :Urin tends at all times to hold theloaves 1l inserted firmly upon. the body .10.

I6 is a fiat, stiil2 cover adapted to rest upon the .loaves 11 toprotect them. when the device is not in use. rlhis cover is formed withsections 16, 16b connected by joints 17, 18, 19 to enable it to beJfolded over the head end ot the device and thence under the body 10when so desired, as shown Vin dotted line 16, 16a in Fig. 2.

ln order to readily open the clespinpj jaws ol the device during theinserting' of the loose leaves l employ a short, flat lever 20, whichhas one end pivoted 21 either to one of the springs 13, as in 8. or as1n. Figs. 5 and 6, to a metal strip 2.2 lfnzldging the space between thetwo spruigzjs and riveted to the latter a; 23. Said. :et-.rip 22 mayextend more or less into the springs or eventhrough and beyond thein .lomino; pio jections 22, see Fig. 5, which lil. adjoinn ing strip 21.1-,of wood or liber, serve to lreinforce the canvas 25 with which thedevice is covered and which. may form the 'joints 1.7- 18-19. In Fig. 6is shown that the strip or plate 22 may he offset upwardly between theends of the two springs to :form a .straight face where the lever 20 isplaced Yet, as a rule, the lever is slightly spaced f canvas by a washer26, and the sivinwing; en d of the lever when idle rests on a wearingplate 27. y

The lever 2() is composed oai' a solid. plate 28 (see Figs. 7 and 8)which has one end placed on pivot 2.1 and may be slightly channele-d asin Fig. 8. Frictionally but slidably engaging over the edgesl ot plateare 'the bent over longitudinal edpges 99 oil? a plate Il( The latterhasa sight open na l. through which to read a card. whit slidahlv' insertedbetween. the two plat or lever members and serves to indicate the classoi? written. matter contained in the l and any other useful informationdesired to he placed on the device. 4

In the making' oi? the device it is obvious that for a simple, cheapmalte there may be only one of the springs 13 het 'een the lett andright edge oil? the device l. the lever pivoted. to such singlespi-ingr. .dud the lever may be a plain or solid in s* l When twosprings are used the rips 24.-., may be much modified and as shown inl=`i; Il thc lever may be pivoted to onlyy one ol" the two s lnrings,for when. the artiull.: is iinishcd the springs and any strips inside otthem and the canvas pasted over als a linislx, 'Forni rein the 2 andeilte: jthe leaves lfire lneertedthe lever-v .20 is released 'frompressure and swung'flown to the 'folded poeitionehown in 'fiillflineinv...F ig. 3.

^ 1. A loose leal holder.comprising in' oomv binzition, i 'Het body 'forthe loose leaves to reeton, smid body having at one end .an upwrdly andinwardly vcurved resilient jaw forjholding vthe loose leaves-,againstthe body,

z azie'over -hingedly `connected with Vthe jaw 'y an'lwadipted torestIupon the-body andthe leayestliereon, said cover having also nearsaidjaw joints enabling it to be 'folded over the jaw and up to the-underside of the body, and-a vHet lever pivoted with one end to said jawendnormally foldedin longitudinal direction of the adjacent joints. of thecover but. swingable rearwardlyl therefrom toserve as a lever to presson 1n opening the jaw lever having :t space adapted for' holdingff when.looseleves are `to be inserted orfre- 'moved 2. The structure specifiedin claim l; said 1 eard,and a sight opening throughwhicli to readl thecontents of the card. 3... The-structure specified in claim l, saidlever being spaced 'from the jew by a, Washer about its pivot. l

.4. The structure specified in claim 3,1 and a Wearingplate fixed on thejaw. to prevent the swinging end of the lever from ohafin the nishedvsurface of the jaw.

-.5. The structure specified in l claim 1,

said Aj :1W comprising two spacedsprings and niiet bar secured thereto:Lndbridgingftlie spacebetween the springs, seid lever-being: pivoted toseid bridging bar. f

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

Jos-HUA W. BRADY.

